When's the last time you did a fresh install? Sounds to me like it may be time again. Slipstream in SP3 and all the updates and fixes you want and nuke it.
--------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com>wrote: > This worked, eventually. I had to set passwords in two different places > before it would work. I had to go to User Accounts and create password > (even though one already existed), then control userpasswords2 & unchecking > the box got me an autologon. It must have been that XP either forgot the > password(?) or, I mis-remember and although I had to click the user on .net, > it really didn't have a password. Surprisingly enough, when you do control > userpasswords2 and uncheck the box, it asks you for a password, but upon > rebooting, it doesn't work. Only worked after creating password. > > Steve > > > FORC5 wrote: > >> in xp control userpasswords2 >> from the run line, uncheck the appropriate box. >> >> may work, forgot about that. >> >> At 04:22 PM 6/8/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: >> >>> I had a similar issue with trying to get the monitor to come up after it >>> auto shuts off due to inactivity. I found that by giving it the >>> ctrl-alt-del salute and then hitting esc it woke up the monitor. >>> >>> That Tweakui problem is weird - I used it to do the same thing for years >>> on >>> my XP systems and never saw that. Is fast user switching disabled? I >>> always had that off, maybe it makes a difference. I know under >>> Vista/Win7 >>> you enable autologon a different way, by going through the advanced user >>> accounts settings and turning off "users must enter a login/password". >>> That >>> might be the ultimate setting that TweakUI is accessing, although I'm not >>> sure. >>> >>> --------------------------- >>> Brian Weeden >>> Technical Advisor >>> Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> >>> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada >>> +1 (202) 683-8534 US >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com >>> >wrote: >>> >>> I've got three minor problems with XP that aren't show stoppers but >>>> annoying. >>>> >>>> First, I mentioned this in a previous message to the list. I have a >>>> folder, C:\Documents, which opens at startup. This is not a M$ created >>>> folder, I created it. I have been through some 200 webpages and nothing >>>> has >>>> worked. I also searched completely through the registry for that exact >>>> folder. Startup and Run keys were examined long ago. Don't know where >>>> to >>>> look for this one now. >>>> >>>> Second, The MB is a Gigabyte Ultra-durable P45 and if I do not turn on >>>> the >>>> monitor (powered off via power strip) and boot up the system, it will >>>> show a >>>> black screen/monitor going to sleep. Nothing will change that (mouse, >>>> keyboard, yelling, screaming). All I can do it either hit the power or >>>> reset buttons to reboot. I've been through the Power Options in Windows >>>> (all at Never) and nothing in the BIOS seems to apply. >>>> >>>> Third, I have Tweak UI installed and if I set it for one account to boot >>>> up, it will do that on the next boot, but thereafter, back to the .net >>>> choose your account screen. I go back to Tweak UI and the box has been >>>> unchecked. How do I get it to stray? >>>> >>>> This is plain vanilla XP, fully patched, no tweaks of services or >>>> anything >>>> else. >>>> >>>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! >>>> >>>> Thanks....Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >>>> signature >>>> database 4139 (20090608) __________ >>>> >>>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>>> >>>> http://www.eset.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4140 (20090609) __________ > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > >
